First Artists

First Artists
First Artists Production Company
Company typeFilm production
Industry
Founded1969 (1969) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
Founders
DefunctMarch 1980; 44 years ago (1980-03)
FateDefunct; sold to Warner Bros.
SuccessorLibrary:
Warner Bros.
HeadquartersBeverly Hills, California, United States
Key people
Freddie Fields, David Begelman, Dustin Hoffman, Steve McQueen, Phil Feldman
Products
  • Motion pictures

First Artists was a production company that operated from 1969 to 1980. Designed to give movie stars more creative control over their productions, the initial actors who formed First Artists were Paul Newman, Barbra Streisand, and Sidney Poitier; later joined by Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman. Movies made by First Artists include McQueen's The Getaway and the company's most successful film, Streisand's A Star Is Born.[1]

  1. ^ Hollie, Pamela G. (December 23, 1979). "First Artists Star‐Crossed Child of the 1960s". New York Times. p. F3.